Millerettidae is an extinct familyofparareptiles from the Middle Permian to the Late Permian period (Capitanian - Changhsingian stages) of South Africa.[1] The millerettids were small insectivores and probably resembled modern lizards in appearance and lifestyle.
Millerettidae
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Life restoration of Milleretta | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Reptilia |
Clade: | †Parareptilia |
Order: | †Millerosauria |
Family: | †Millerettidae Watson, 1957 |
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The following cladogram shows the phylogenetic position of the Millerettidae, from Ruta et al., 2011.[1]
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